Since 9/11, al-Qaeda has dominated discussions of national and international security. Yet conflicting assumptions about the nature of the group and the implications of bin Ladin's death abound. Rather than just providing another biography of al-Qaeda, the author forensically ex…
Since 9/11, al-Qaeda has dominated discussions of national and international security. Yet conflicting assumptions about the nature of the group and the implications of bin Ladin's death abound. Rather than just providing another biography of al-Qaeda, the author forensically ex…
"Christina Hellmich forensically examines the most authoritative sources on which the present understanding of al-Qaeda relies, examining the discrepancies between what is reported and what can realistically be known"--Publisher.
Fawaz A. Gerges argues that Al-Qaeda has degenerated into a fractured, marginal body kept alive largely by self-serving anti-terrorist bureaucracy it helped to spawn. In The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda, Fawaz Gerges, known for his expertise on radical ideologies, including jihadis…
Draws on fieldwork and interviews with Muslims in places ranging from Lahore, Pakistan to Minneapolis, Minnesota to discuss contemporary opinions on the rise of fundamentalism in Islam and how it can be curbed.
Looks at the root causes of terrorism; discusses the psychological, social, and religious aspects of terrorism; and offers practical solutions on ways to identify and prevent future terrorists.
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In this sweeping account of a war brought by well-intentioned American leaders against an enemy they barely understood, and could not truly engage, Gall argues that Pakistan fueled the Taliban and protected Osama bin Laden for the entire duration of the American invasion and occ…
